Best YouTube Science Creators · Yearly

As of June 2026, the best youtube science creators are Mark Rober, Kurzgesagt and Vsauce, ranked by the BestCreators cross-platform score. The top 11 below are updated yearly using audience reach, engagement and 30-day growth.

11
Creators ranked
16M
Avg followers
60
Median score
6
Countries
Biggest risers this period:Mark RoberVeritasiumKurzgesagt
  1. 1
    Mark Rober
    Mark Rober
    ScienceYouTube
    92Established
  2. 2
    Kurzgesagt
    Kurzgesagt
    ScienceYouTube
    76Rising
  3. 3
    Vsauce
    Vsauce
    ScienceYouTube
    75Rising
  4. 4
    Veritasium
    Veritasium
    ScienceYouTube
    70Rising
  5. 5
    Colin Furze
    Colin Furze
    ScienceYouTube
    64Rising
  6. 6
    SmarterEveryDay
    SmarterEveryDay
    ScienceYouTube
    60Rising
  7. 7
    NileRed
    NileRed
    ScienceYouTube
    49Emerging
  8. 8
    The Action Lab
    The Action Lab
    ScienceYouTube
    36Emerging
  9. 9
    Numberphile
    Numberphile
    ScienceYouTube
    29Emerging
  10. 10
    Simone Giertz
    Simone Giertz
    ScienceYouTube
    29Emerging
  11. 11
    Physics Girl
    Physics Girl
    ScienceYouTube
    19Emerging

These 11 creators average 16M followers with a median BestCreators Score of 60. The fastest riser this yearly window is Mark Rober. Rankings are recomputed continuously from public platform data; see our methodology.

Data & methodology

“Rankings are recomputed continuously from public-platform data using the BestCreators cross-platform score — a deterministic 0–100 percentile measure, not an estimate.”

The top 11 youtube science creators average 16M followers with a median BestCreators Score of 60; Mark Rober leads at #1.

Sourced from the YouTube Data API v3, captured June 2026. All figures are public-platform metrics shown with their capture date; the BestCreators Score is computed by a deterministic, versioned algorithm (v1) that percentile-normalizes audience, engagement and reach. See the full methodology.